Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), June 26, 1991, p. 14

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the HERALD Page Community News THE HERALD Wednesday Jane Hydro Commission against the GST Halton Hills Hydro Commis sion wants utilities throughout the province to join it in the federal government to ex electricity from the Goods and Services Tax GST Commission Chairperson Bill Smith said Friday during the commission monthly meeting electricity should exempted from the tax because is an essential utility the economy is in reces sion and the government has col lccted million more than originally expected so far this year The commission directed to develop a resolution thai flected its position as well as Graduate Drew Fisher son of Jim Fisher and the late Betty Fisher graduated from Polytechnical Institute with a B A in Hospitality and Tourism Management Congratulations indicating support for the resolu tion should be obtained from all Ontario utilities The resolution will be voted on during the com mission July meeting Chairperson Smith said the tune is npe for utilities to lobby the federal government because it has yet to begin budget deliberations for 1992 If the com mission started its lobbying ef forts this fall then the federal government could claim it was too late to consider exempting energy from the tax the Chairperson told commission members Chairperson Smith pointed out the utility has had to cut off power to customers during the last two months because they haven been paying their bills He blamed the GST as part of the reason for people having dif ficulty meeting their bill payments If bill payments are put off then it forces people fur ther into debt he said People s hydro bills are ex pected to increase 8 per cent alone in excluding the GST said the Chairperson While supportive of the being taken by the com mission commissioner Allison reminded his colleagues similar attempts by Ontario municipalities to pressure the federal government to exempt electricity from the GST last year fell on deaf ears The federal government has always taken the position if elec tricity was exempted from the GST other sources of power would also have to be exempted Play day pantomimes Holy Cross Separate School students Earl left and Cindy brown are gum balls In train during Friday s Play Day at Cedarvale Park From left to right the gum ball machine are Ken Dan FIsola Turton Chris Wright Laura Lee Campbell Beth Rutherford Siobhan Blake and Kyle E Dlnyton Herald photo Prices effective thru Saturday June 29 1991 We reserve the right to limit quantities to normal family requirements Coupon Items limited to two HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOST STORES CLOSED MONDAY JULY 1 Look Spend Less during our package of Schneiders Steakettes 454 g at 199 and get a package of 8 Jane Parker Hamburger Buns WITH COUPON PRODUCT OF CALIFORNIA FRESH RIPE Juicy Nectarines 218 kg CUT FROM CANADA GRADE A BEEF Rib Steak 836kg SELECTED VARIETIES Humpty Dumpty Potato Chips 180 g g BAG CHEESE STICKS 200 g BAG WITH THIS COUPON TOMATO Heinz I Ketchup I SAVE I 1 ASSORTED FLAVOURS SAVE jVery Special 7Q I Ice Cream ff 9 cut I T I nar par a Juna J ffbOZ coupon coupon p WITH THIS GOD PROCESS CHECSE FOOD SELECTED COUPON SAVE 50 Schneiders Cheese Slices 279 WITH THIS COUPON I FROZEN SELECTED VARIETIES Farm House Cream Pies package par coupon LIMIT coupon par J una 34 coupon US 3d SAVE 50 99 ia par custom ASSORTED VARIETIES Yukon Club Beverages WITH COUPON BELOW bottla Unit coat par 100 ml PLUS PER DEPOSIT Great Savings on TOWELS CHAMPION by STEVENS EXTRA LARGE Bath Towels GSM S ASSORTED FLAVOURS FRUIT BOTTOM OR LITE I CASE OF TUBS Beatrice Buy 1 package of Schneiders If Steakettes g package at and I get a package of 8 Harnburger I SC 59S I coupon 1 IOttar valid 34 Juna coupon coupon par SC I Fresh Tasty 9 j Drinks I LIMIT par coupon LIMIT coupon par I IOftar valid Juna Juno without coupon aach S C SAVE Son SAVE coupon I Yukon Club AQl Beverages par I GPSC 654 IM Juna not fF coupon

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